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The Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories and Saving Provision) Order 2024

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Contents: 6 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
  3. 2 Approved countries and territories
  4. 3 Revocation of the 2011 Order
  5. 4 Saving of the 2011 Order
  6. SCHEDULE Approved Countries and Territories

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6 provisions

Title and introductory text

2024 No. 401 Gender Recognition The Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories and Saving Provision) Order 2024 Made 19th March 2024 Coming into force 9th April 2024 The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(4) and 24(1) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004. In accordance with section 2(4) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland. In accordance with section 24(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories and Saving Provision) Order 2024 and comes into force 21 days after the date on which it is made. (2) In this Order— “the 2004 Act” means the Gender Recognition Act 2004; “the 2011 Order” means the Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 2011.

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2 Approved countries and territories

The countries and territories set out in the Schedule are each prescribed as an “approved country or territory” for the purposes of the 2004 Act.

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4 Saving of the 2011 Order

Notwithstanding the revocation of the 2011 Order by article 3, that Order continues to apply to an application under section 1(1)(b) of the 2004 Act made before the date on which this Order comes into force, but not determined before that date.

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SCHEDULE Approved Countries and Territories

Article 2 The Australian Capital Territory, and the states of New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, Cuba, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Panama, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, The following states of the United States of America: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri,Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.

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